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CODE THREE A Palm Beach County P.B.A. Official Publication VOLUME 25 NUMBER 2 PUBLISHED QUARTERLY FOR MEMBERS June 2009 Kaitlin A. Kazanjian Palm Beach Scholarship County PBA Golf Tournament Barbeque Saturday, February 28, 2009 Saturday, April 18, 2009 See photos on pages 10 and 11 See photos on pages 18 and 19 THE VOICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS President’s Message Officers of the Month - November 2008 Palm Springs Sgt. Jim Gregory and Officers Darrell Diez, John Kazanjian Gary Zito and John Gee Nominated by: Palm Springs Officer Sean Grant On August 14, 2008, Lake Clarke Shores Police would like to take this opportunity to thank all the volunteers Department requested assistance with a traffic crash. One for assisting in another successful golf tournament in honor of vehicle involved in the crash rested on a fuel pump at a gas I station and became engulfed in flames. These men rescued my daughter, Kaitlin. This year’s event raised over $42,000 for the PBA Charity Fund to provide scholarships for our members’ chil- individuals ejected from one vehicle, risking their own lives. dren (see photos on pages 10 & 11). We have scheduled this They also administered First Aid, thereby saving two peoples’ year’s scholarship interviews for Saturday, May 30th. We are look- lives. ing forward to seeing the young men and women from our PBA family at that time. For those members who missed the PBA Barbeque, ask any- one who was in attendance—we had a great time (see photos on pages 18 & 19)! But, not to worry, the PBA will be having more barbeques this year. We are planning to travel to different parts of the county in order to give every member an opportunity to attend without having to travel a long distance. We will post the next scheduled PBA Barbeque at the Hall and also on our website. Do not forget about this year’s Police Officers’ Ball, which will be held at the Ritz-Carlton in Manalapan on June 13th. For those interested in attending, please call the PBA Office for details. The Officers of the Month - November 2008 Ritz-Carlton has also included a special room rate for those PBA Palm Springs Officers Darrell Diez, John Gee and Gary Zito. members who decide to spend the night at the Hotel. As many members are aware, the PBA is presently in the process of negotiating contracts with many agencies. It has been Officer of the Month - December 2008 a struggle at times with some agencies, especially, the School PBSO Detective Ada Tyz District, which for some reason, would rather go to impasse than Nominated by: PBSO Sgt. David Conklin negotiate a decent contract for their employees. We, at the PBA, On December 12, 2008 Detective Ada Tyz arrived at the know the economy has certainly affected our area’s budgets. scene of a potential homicide and preserved the scene expert- However, it is very hard to sit back when an agency tells us there ly. She was able to identify the decedent and located his girl- is no money for salaries, but in turn, hires top administrators at friend, eventually disclosing the decedent’s involvement in a exorbitant wages and benefits. The PBA has also experienced 7-kilo drug deal with undercover agents on January 8. agencies which have received our recent proposals, which would Detective Tyz made contact with a drug dealer involved who have no financial impact on their budgets, and these proposed agreed to accompany her to PBSO where he confessed to her articles have been completely ignored. Once again, the PBA will in taking part in the murder. He was arrested along with sev- remember this at election time. eral others involved because of the good work of Det. Tyz. She later presented her case to a Grand Jury and a true bill was issued indicting four (4) individuals for First Degree Murder, all due to Det. Tyz’s excellent police work. Officers of the Month - HAVE YOU MADE YOUR NOMINATION? December 2008 Submit the names of your nominees before PBSO Detective Ada Tyz the end of every month. Send your submissions to [email protected] Page 2 CODE THREE / June 09 THE VOICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Officer of The Month Continued Officer of the Month - January 2009 Palm Beach Gardens Sgt. Glenn Wright and Officer Tom Gitto Nominated by: Palm Beach Gardens Sgt. Bob Odell On January 12, 2009, Palm Beach Gardens officers responded to an armed Domestic dispute. Officers followed a suspect, who fled, ultimately entering the Florida Turnpike, southbound, around mid-day. PBSO Deputies and FHP joined in pursuit. The suspect’s vehicle hit stop sticks that brought his vehicle to a stop. Sgt. Glenn Wright and Officer Thomas Gitto attempted to conduct a felony traffic stop of the suspect. The suspect then shifted his vehicle into reverse, intending to hit Officer Gitto, and slamming into his patrol car. The suspect then opened his door and fired his semi-automatic handgun at the officers. Sgt. Wright and Officer Gitto returned fire, ending the threat, and potentially saving multiple innocent citizens’ lives. Officers of the Month - January 2009 Palm Beach Gardens Sgt. Glenn Wright and Officer Tom Gitto Officer of the Month - February 2009 West Palm Beach Agent Craig Davis Nominated by: West Palm Beach Sgt. Lou Penque On January 25, 2009, Agent Craig Davis observed a known gang member con- duct a hand-to-hand narcotics transaction. The suspect fled upon sight of police offi- cers. Agent Davis pursued the suspect, who pointed a semi-automatic handgun direct- ly at Agent Davis. In fear for his life, Agent Davis then fired at the suspect who expired days later in the hospital from gunshot wounds. Agent Davis performed extraordinar- ily in this extremely dangerous, high-stress situation. Officer of the Month - February 2009 West Palm Beach Agent Craig Davis CODE THREE / June 09 Page 3 THE VOICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS PALM BEACH COUNTY PBA EXECUTIVE BOARD BOARD OF DIRECTORS John Kazanjian, President BOYNTON BEACH NORTH PALM BEACH PBSO Site Reps Cont. Toby Athol Damian Izquierdo Steven Sherman Frank Ranzie Darren Stinnet Ernest W. George, Kelly Harris PALM BEACH COUNTY John Sylvester Executive Director Craig Anthony SCHOOL POLICE Kelly Whittles Henry Diehl, Alt Bill Lammie Rick McAfee, Vice-President Doc Davis, Alt. John Hawes PALM BEACH COUNTY Harry Rawlings SHERIFF’S OFFICE DELRAY BEACH CORRECTIONS Lou Penque, Treasurer Adam Rosenthal PALM BEACH COUNTY Jerry Sneed Rod Stevenson SHERIFF’S OFFICE Tammy Bussey Vinnie Gray, Secretary Paul Weber Paul Vrchota Pete Tartaglione Scott McGuire Dan Burrows Willie Powell Jeff Jackson Sal Arena, Alt. Mike Antonopoulos Will Pinto, Alt. Bob Odell, Sgt.-at-arms Joseph Hart, Alt Charles Nicastro Ray Griffith DJ Dowling, Appt. Patrice Quinn, Appt. FAU Terry Maguire, Alt. Kevin Igo, Alt. Gary Lippman, General Counsel Darren Courtney PBSO Corrections Site Gary Grande, Appt. John McGuire, Appt. John Navarro, Appt. Reps Larry Fagan, Legal Counsel Rich Diberardino, Appt. Willie Blackmon GREENACRES Calvin Robbins Josh Silvey Michael Devoter Joseph Rendueles PBSO Site Reps Mark Alexander Dylan Vaughan, Alt. PALM BEACH GARDENS Rick Barnett Bob Odell Patrick Bolton JUNO BEACH Richard Geist Julio Rios, Appt. Ralph Brillinger Greg Allen Stanley Cale Cecil Wagner, Alt. JUPITER Ron Cohen Jim Shackelford, Alt. Chris Smith Randy Collier Jason Levinstein Darren Curci PALM BEACH SHORES Jeffrey Bernstein Tim Daly Tom Clark Mike Lilienfeld, Alt. Bill Evans Michael Simmons, Alt. Quinn Harris, Alt. Greg Fernandez Rich Frankiewicz PALM SPRINGS LANTANA Bill Gale Rusty Lee Troy Schaaf Billy Gray Sean Grant, Appt. Chris Decker, Alt. Stan Jackson Dean Johnson STUART MARTIN COUNTY SO Jason Johnson Palm Beach County PBA Bruce Pinkman Mike Kletzky TEQUESTA Doug Moore Tom Lunney Pat Lynch Charlie Weinblatt Mike Ferguson James Pike, Alt. Michael Dougherty David McCormick Thomas Neild Mike Mendelsberg Jesse Miller WEST PALM BEACH Brian Bergen, Alt. Louis Penque Ryan Mugridge Richard Parks, Alt. Troy Marchese Barb Olson Ed Thomas Michael Ott MARTIN COUNTY SO - Brian Gaudette Emory Payne Check out our CORRECTIONS Matt Bessette Jackie Gore Margaret Picerno Chris Roaf, Alt. website Warren Rogers, Appt. John Rivers Tony Lutz, Alt. www.pbcpba.org Tommy Randazzo, Appt. Rick Ruffolo Mike Leas, Appt. Christina Bardzinski, Appt. Jay Shears Kevin Coppin, Appt. Page 4 CODE THREE / June 09 THE VOICE OF PALM BEACH COUNTY LAW ENFORCEMENT OFFICERS Board of Directors Meeting Attendance - 3/23/2009 JANUARY MARCH (continued) LEONARD SCHNALL - FAU RONNIE DEJESUS - PBSO BRANDON RADANOVICH - Corr. PBG EVAN ESTEVES - PBSO Corr. RONALD BROWN - Delray TODD HART - PBSO Corr. Beach JUSTIN HOUSE - PBSO Corr. DAVID MATTHEWS - PBSO ALAN HUME - PBSO Corr. CHRISTOPHER SHACKELFORD SHAUN JAMES - PBSO Corr. - Palm Springs DAWN KRAMER - PBSO Corr. MELISSA DANSON - PBSO RYAN MAHARAJ - PBSO Corr. KENNETH WHITE - PBSO CHRISTOPHER MARTIN - KRISTINA CAPPELLO - Jupiter PBSO Corr. LEE HAGENBUCH - FAU AUDREY MIRANDA - PBSO GREGG JOHNSON - PBSO Corr. JAMES ALBANO - Jupiter ISTVAN NAP - PBSO Corr. STEPHEN CHIAPPA - PBSO LOUIS SCHILLING - PBSO DAVID CLAUDIO - PBSO Corr. Corr. ROBERT CORVEN - PBSO Corr. MATTHEW SIMPSON - PBSO LEGERARD IMBERT - PBSO Corr. Corr. LOLITA COOK - PBSO Corr. THOMAS KELLY - PBSO ANGELO MINELLA JR. - MCSO TERESA KNIGHT - PBSO Corr. MICHAEL MARTIN - PBG DAVID ORSINI - PBSO Corr. WITHFIELD MERRICK - PBG ERIC PETERS - PBSO Corr. WILLIAM STIGGLE - Palm TIMOTHY RIEGER - PBSO Beach ARETHA YOUNG - PBSO ZACHARY ALDRIDGE - NPB LYDIA TAYLOR - PBSO Corr. FEBRUARY KYLE ELLIOTT - WPB BRIAN QUALTERS - School KARTICE HAGANS-JOHNSON - Police WPB ARIEL RAMIREZ JR. - MARCIA THORPE - PBSO Corr. Tequesta MARIUS DRAGAN - PBSO JANET PETRONE - PBSO DENISE WELCH - PBSO GEORGE BALDINO JR. - Boynton Beach VINICIUS MELO - Boynton Beach CHRISTOPHER CONNELL - Misc. Sworn ANDREW BORROWS - Riviera Beach ESTELLE DUNEIER ALICIA MYLES - PBSO GARY GLASS JOSEPH COUNIHAN - Jupiter DAVID GOLDFARB KIM GOLDFARB MARCH LEN HABERMAN DIEN CHIANG - Delray Beach ROBERT KAHN TIMOTHY KEITH - PBSO ALAN KAUFMAN STEVEN BARGE JR.